Leaked Conversation Suggests EEStor's Battery-Killing Ultracapacitor Is Nearly Complete

Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 18:14 in Physics & Chemistry

Capable of charging in a matter of minutes and powering an electric car for 300 miles, the ultracapacitor could power tomorrow's electric cars We've been closely following EEStor's potentially game-changing ultracapacitor--a technology that could allow for electric cars that charge almost instantaneously and drive hundreds of miles on a single charge. And if a purportedly "leaked" phone conversation from EEStor CEO Richard Weir currently making the rounds is legit, the long-in-development ultracapacitor has hit a breakthrough, and could be unveiled within months. If all of its perceived potential is delivered, the ultracapacitor could revolutionize everything from electric cars to renewable energy storage, providing a long-awaited evolutionary step beyond current rechargeable battery tech. EEStor's ultracapacitor works more or less exactly like the capacitors found in electronics today, briefly holding and releasing small charges, only on a much larger scale; it would be able rapidly take...

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